Would elite colleges see a 33 and a 36 ACT the same?

RichInPitt
Sun, 07 Jun 2020 07:24:41 +0000

A 36 puts you in a group of 3,700 with your score or higher.

A 33 puts you in a group of 67,000 with your score or higher.

They are not viewed the same.

Unless you have taken sample tests and scored much higher on the SAT, starting over with a new test format doesn’t seem to make sense.

In an article titled “ACT scores, everything you need to know”, 36 would be 75th percentile at MIT and Caltech and higher everywhere else. 33 would be below 25th percentile at those two, at 25th percentile at 10, and 1 point higher at the others, among T20.